Students now have extraordinary tools of the future at their fingertips; world experts available online; authentic learning through rapid feedback on their ideas and performance; and opportunities for global collaboration on group projects.
What IS 21st century pedagogy? What do we mean by ‘new media’ literacy?
What ICT tools have we used in the last decade?
What can we use now?
Can we leverage any benefits from social media?
What new media tools can we harness in learning and teaching?
Should we be having this conversation?
Actively engaged through technology
Our 21st century classrooms can be recognised by their "pedagogy of participation". In them students actively engage in using technology as a thinking tool, collaborating with others and building understanding.
They solve problems and use technology to set goals, monitor progress and evaluate their learning reflectively.
In 21st century classrooms, students and teachers can harness the capabilities of Web 2.0 to access the power of worldwide communities at any time, in any place, for inspiration, ideas, mentoring - drawing on the knowledge of peers, friends, professional colleauges and external experts as needed.
Students now have extraordinary tools of the future at their fingertips; world experts available online; authentic learning through rapid feedback on their ideas and performance; and opportunities for global collaboration on group projects.
What do we mean by ‘new media’ literacy?
What ICT tools have we used in the last decade?
What can we use now?
Can we leverage any benefits from social media?
What new media tools can we harness in learning and teaching?
Should we be having this conversation?
Actively engaged through technology
Our 21st century classrooms can be recognised by their "pedagogy of participation". In them students actively engage in using technology as a thinking tool, collaborating with others and building understanding.
They solve problems and use technology to set goals, monitor progress and evaluate their learning reflectively.
In 21st century classrooms, students and teachers can harness the capabilities of Web 2.0 to access the power of worldwide communities at any time, in any place, for inspiration, ideas, mentoring - drawing on the knowledge of peers, friends, professional colleauges and external experts as needed.
Teachers must lead the way!